Teddy Thompson News

On Tuesday, June 3, 2014 City Parks Foundation (CPF) held the City Parks Foundation Gala presented at SummerStage in Central Park, an annual fundraising event that supports CPF's free year-round arts, sports, education and community-building programs. The event took place at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park, the main stage for CPF's famed free performing arts festival, SummerStage. Scroll down for photos from the event!

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced Richard Thompson, the venerated and prolific British singer-songwriter and guitarist is coming to Pittsburgh with special guest Teddy Thompson on Saturday, March 1, 2014, 8:00 pm, at the Byham Theater. Tickets start at $37.75 and are available at TrustArts.org, by calling 412-456-6666, and in person at the Box Office at Theater Square, 655 Penn Avenue. A limited number of VIP packages are available ($100, $200). This event is presented by Opus One.

The day-by-day schedules for next weekend's (January 17, 18 and 19) 30A SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL featuring more than 150 songwriters and over 200 performances at more than 20 venues

The 30A SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL has announced the full line-up for the January 17, 18 and 19, 2014event set to take place at venues along northwest Florida's scenic Highway 30A and the resort neighborhoods of South Walton. The 5th annual celebration will feature performances from such esteemed artists as Kristian Bush (Sugarland), Loudon Wainwright III, Ani DiFranco, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Richard Thompson, Shawn Mullins, John Oates, Jerry Douglas, Rusty Young (Poco), Jonathon Edwards, Jesse Harris, Craig Fuller (Pure Prairie League), John Gorka, Mary Gauthier, James McMurtry, Bob Schneider, Glenn Phillips Band, Matthew Sweet, Jeffrey Steele, Jim Lauderdale, Jimbo Mathus (Squirrel Nut Zippers) and Tinsley Ellis.

Yoshi's San Francisco announces updated calendar for club and restaurant through January 5, plus new shows through March 2014.

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces new shows have been added to the 2014 performance schedule at the Benedum Center and Byham Theater. Tickets are on sale now for some shows and throughout the month of December. For tickets and information, online at www.TrustArts.org, call 412-456-6666, or in person: Box Office at Theater Square, 655 Penn Avenue. Groups: 10+ tickets, call 412-471-6930.

John Hegley and Sara Pascoe are joined by Byron Vincent and Hollie McNish in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon on Sunday 9 February 2014 for an evening of poetry, comedy and music.

Yoshi's San Francisco announces updated calendar for club and restaurant through December 15, plus new shows through February 2014.

The Ridgefield Playhouse has announced its remaining events for its 2013-14 season, including new additions Phil Vassar and psychic Syliva Browne. Check out the full listings below!

As announced today by Associated Press, Glen Campbell will release a new album, See You There, on August 6.

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) announces the following concerts going on sale this week.

Rufus Wainwright will take his new album Out of the Game out on the road with an 8-piece band this Spring & Summer for a highly anticipated North American tour. This is the first time he has toured with a band since 2008's 'Release The Stars' tour.

Musical Chairs Chamber Ensemble will be performing at Holy Child this Friday, April 20 at 8 p.m. The evening includes a world premiere by MCCE's 2011-12 composer-in-residence Andrew Rosciszewski and works by MCCE's Composer Search Finalists 2011, Enrico Arcaro, Franz Joseph Haydn and Alec Wilder.

Musical Chairs Chamber Ensemble will be performing at Holy Child this Friday, April 20 at 8 p.m. The evening includes a world premiere by MCCE's 2011-12 composer-in-residence Andrew Rosciszewski and works by MCCE's Composer Search Finalists 2011, Enrico Arcaro, Franz Joseph Haydn and Alec Wilder.

Celebrated Oscar® and Grammy® Award-winning French composer Michel Legrand teams up with an eclectic and critically acclaimed group of artists from around the world for his new studio album, Noel! Noel!! Noel!!! Set for release on December 6th through Verve, it's just in time for the holiday season.

Celebrated Oscar® and Grammy® Award-winning French composer Michel Legrand teams up with an eclectic and critically acclaimed group of artists from around the world for his new studio album, Noel! Noel!! Noel!!! Set for release on December 6th through Verve, it's just in time for the holiday season.

What's going down at McKinley?

Coming after a nearly month-long mini-hiatus following the superb "Asian F" in early October, the gleeks of McKinley High on GLEE swept back onto the main stage last night with the hotly anticipated "Pot O' Gold" episode, which introduced new recurring cast members and THE GLEE PROJECT co-winner, Damian McGinty in the tailor-made role of sassy and offensive Rory Flanagan. While McGinty proved to be a winning addition to the roundly respectable line-up of GLEE Season Three, once again the musical performance highlight of the night goes to new GLEE regular Darren Criss - alongside show standout Lea Michele and the rest of the glee club - and their electrifying take on Katy Perry's campy anthem "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F)". Much like with Lea Michele's emotionally shattering "Firework", once again a Katy Perry anthem has been rendered even better than the huge hit original by the gleeks of GLEE. Also, "Pot O' Gold" - directed by HAIRSPRAY movie musical helmer Adam Shankman - continued the season-long character arc of Tony-winning Broadway star Idina Menzel, in the role of rival McKinley glee club director Shelby Corcoran, and further developed her complex relationship with Quinn and Puck, played by sensitive Dianna Agron and imposingly forceful Mark Salling - the latter of whom contributed an emotionally charged and displayed his rarely seen softer side with his sensitive rendering of the 80s Foreigner power ballad "Waiting For A Girl Like You". McGinty's two selections - Teddy Thompson's "Take Care Of Yourself" and Kermit The Frog's "Bein' Green" - were relatively lucky and charmed introductions to the foreign exchange student character. Additionally, Mercedes, Santana and Brittany also got a Christina Aguilera/BURLESQUE-esque moment in the spotlight with their sweet and sexy "Candyman" (written by Linda Perry) as the newly formed girl-group The Troubletones. So, as for the rest of "Pot O' Gold" and how the songs stacked up in their dramatic context - as well as virtually everything else? Read on! The rainbow certainly ends with a shiny, gleaming pot o' gold - and maybe a leprechaun or two to love, too! Thank goodness it's Tuesday (or was) - and thank St. Patrick it's GLEE! After all, we've been waiting for a GLEE like this all October!

On Sun. Oct. 9, 2011 @ 7:00 PM k.d. lang and The Siss Boom Bang with special guest Teddy Thompson come to the Van Wezel.

Kimmel Center's 10th Anniversary Season officially kicks off with two vocalists taking the stage to showcase new works